Thanks to modern science and one artist's vision, plants can now wield swords
Crouching Tiger Lily, Hidden Snap Dragon?
New supercomputer simulation suggests the Moon may have formed in mere hours, not months or years
A new take on the giant-impact theory
From PCs to cars: Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel race to automotive semis
The influence that semiconductors and tech continue to have on traditional industries
Corsair's K100 Air Wireless mechanical gaming keyboard is its most expensive to date
Incredibly thin and incredibly expensive
Tesla is dropping ultrasonic sensors from new vehicles as it moves to camera-only Tesla Vision
Some features in new cars will be temporarily unavailable as a result
Intel Arc A770 & A750 Review
The Arc A770 and A750 genuinely impressed us on numerous occasions and there's true potential for Intel to become a third contender in the GPU space. It's just not going to happen with Alchemist.
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius loses another exec as scrutiny over CEO intensifies
Co-founder Daniel Leon has followed CEO Alex Mashinsky out the door
In context: The bad news isn't alleviating for bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius. A week after CEO Alex Mashinsky resigned from the company, cofounder S. Daniel Leon has now quit as chief strategy officer. Mashinsky is also dealing with revelations that he withdrew $10 million from the lender weeks before it froze customer accounts.
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Elon Musk agrees to proceed with Twitter acquisition at original price
In a nutshell: Elon Musk seems to have changed his mind again and will buy Twitter after all for the originally agreed-upon amount. He will end up paying $54.20 per share, with the entire deal being worth around $44 billion.
CEO Tim Cook reveals the four traits Apple looks for in potential employees
Would you make the cut?
Linux kernel 5.19.12 can damage Intel laptop LCDs
PSA: Users running Linux on laptops with Intel processors should avoid Linux Kernel 5.19.12 due to an error that might physically harm the display. Fortunately, kernel 5.19.13 has already fixed the issue. Versions 6.0 and 6.1 have also begun rolling out with many significant changes.
CD Projekt Red confirms Cyberpunk 2077 sequel and five more Witcher games
A new Witcher trilogy is under development in-house, with two more titles coming from third-party studios
Sony will wait at least a year to port most PlayStation exclusives to PC
Multiplayer games may release simultaneously on PlayStation and PC
Samsung unveils 5-year roadmap for processors, reaching 1.4nm by 2027
Forward-looking: During Samsung's Foundry Forum 2022, the company revealed a roadmap for processor sizes within various Samsung devices. Samsung Foundry's presentation went in-depth regarding the next five years of the roadmap, giving enthusiasts a glimpse into the near future of mobile computing.
Raspberry Pi production remains hamstrung by supply chain issues
Raspberry Pi is still prioritizing OEM sales
Microsoft Exchange under 0-day attack, hundreds of thousands of servers at risk
Two novel 0-day flaws are being targeted by Chinese hackers, Microsoft is working on a patch
The Internet Archive is struggling to preserve the web thanks to walled gardens and pay sites
The Wayback Machine contains more than 700 billion web pages is approaching 100 petabytes
Micron is spending up to $100 billion to build a megafab in New York
Federal incentives persuaded Micron to build in the US
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Goodbye, Lightning port? EU votes to make USB-C the charging standard by the end of 2024
Another reason to expect a USB-C iPhone next year
Kim Kardashian agrees to pay $1.26 million settlement for crypto promotion post
Kardashian has a net worth of $1.8 billion
Cheaper OLED monitors might be on the way
LG Display is building new mid-sized WOLED panels for 2023
Elon Musk 'Ukraine peace plan' Twitter poll brings angry response from country's president
Musk might want to stay away from politics
A hot potato: Elon Musk has waded into another controversy on the platform he once tried to buy. The world's richest man tweeted a proposal on how to end the war between Ukraine and Russia, and it's brought an angry response from the country's president.
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs. Intel Core i9-12900K
The Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread Zen 4 processor priced to compete with the Core i9-12900K. With that many cores, is it only a productivity monster or can it also compete with the best in gaming?
Nvidia to cease all activities in Russia, will relocate employees
In light of "recent developments"
Linux 6.0 releases stable branch supporting latest architecture
Something to look forward to: Users interested in new chip architectures like Raptor Lake, Arc Alchemist, or RDNA 3 will receive expanded Linux support with the release of the OS' latest kernel. Linux 6.0 introduces many other improvements with other important updates coming very soon with 6.1.
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CAR TECH
From PCs to cars: Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel race to automotive semis
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SOFTWARE
Linux 6.0 releases stable branch supporting latest architecture
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SECURITY
Microsoft Exchange under 0-day attack, servers at risk
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YouTube asks users to subscribe to Premium for 4K videos
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Half-Life 2: VR mod is
worth the 10-year wait
New Pixel 7 phones, a smartwatch, and smart home Google products expected later this week
Highly anticipated: The Made by Google launch event starts on October 6 at 10 am ET. The company should announce a slew of new products, including the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones, the Pixel Watch, and some new additions to its Nest smart home portfolio.
TikTok and others scrape your data, whether you use their apps or not
TikTok doesn't have as many trackers out there as Google and Facebook, but its ad platform is young
Apple reluctantly agrees to TSMC's price increases
In context: TSMC is one of the largest processor manufacturers in the world, creating chips and wafers for many companies, including AMD, Nvidia, and Apple. As one of TSMC's biggest customers, Apple was not happy following an announcement that TSMC would increase prices in 2023.
Half-Life 2: VR Mod is worth the ten-year wait it took to get it to beta
The core game is playable in VR beginning to end, but Episodes 1 and 2 need a bit more time
Modder jailbreaks PlayStation 5 using WebKit vulnerability
More of an entry point than a definitive jailbreak
A cold winter is awaiting mobile networks and phones in Europe
TL;DR: The coming energy crisis could bring mobile Internet to a halt in many European countries. Plans are being considered to weather the storm, but Europe would likely suffer from its own success in bringing reliable electricity to its citizens.
Kioxia develops functional 2TB microSDXC memory card prototype
The microSDXC spec has long supported 2TB capacities
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